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Entercom Hit with Payola Lawsuit

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Don_Rosen

From R&R:

In a suit filed today in New York State's Supreme Court, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer alleges that Entercom traded airtime for trips, gifts, promotional items and other forms of payments. The suit also charges that Entercom staff solicited and accepted payments from record label execs and developed internal programs — which were supported and directed by senior management — to sell airtime to labels.

Reacting to a lawsuit filed to today by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer that claims some of the company's staff violated Federal anti-payola laws, an Entercom spokesperson said, "Entercom is a company that believes in playing by the rules and does so. We have firm policies prohibiting payola and requiring compliance with the federal sponsor identification rules and we enforce them."
 
> From R&R:
>
> In a suit filed today in New York State's Supreme Court, New
> York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer alleges that Entercom
> traded airtime for trips, gifts, promotional items and other
> forms of payments. The suit also charges that Entercom staff
> solicited and accepted payments from record label execs and
> developed internal programs — which were supported and
> directed by senior management — to sell airtime to labels.
>
> Reacting to a lawsuit filed to today by New York Attorney
> General Eliot Spitzer that claims some of the company's
> staff violated Federal anti-payola laws, an Entercom
> spokesperson said, "Entercom is a company that believes in
> playing by the rules and does so. We have firm policies
> prohibiting payola and requiring compliance with the federal
> sponsor identification rules and we enforce them."
>
This is already posted on the National board. There's some discussion going on that board. I don't know how much that affects the Milwaukee area stations, but Entercom won't be the only ones involved in the payola lawsuit. I believe Clear Channel & CBS Radio will be next in line.
 
> > From R&R:
> >
> > In a suit filed today in New York State's Supreme Court,
> New
> > York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer alleges that Entercom
> > traded airtime for trips, gifts, promotional items and
> other
> > forms of payments. The suit also charges that Entercom
> staff
> > solicited and accepted payments from record label execs
> and
> programs — which were supported and
> > directed by senior management — to sell airtime to labels.
>
> >
> > Reacting to a lawsuit filed to today by New York Attorney
> > General Eliot Spitzer that claims some of the company's
> > staff violated Federal anti-payola laws, an Entercom
> > spokesperson said, "Entercom is a company that believes in
>
> > playing by the rules and does so. We have firm policies
> > prohibiting payola and requiring compliance with the
> federal
> > sponsor identification rules and we enforce them."
> >
> This is already posted on the National board. There's some
> discussion going on that board. I don't know how much that
> affects the Milwaukee area stations, but Entercom won't be
> the only ones involved in the payola lawsuit. I believe
> Clear Channel & CBS Radio will be next in line.
>
There appears to be some evidence floating around online regarding this litigation. http://www.oag.state.ny.us/press/2006/mar/payola.pdf Looks like they are busted to me.
 
> There appears to be some evidence floating around online
> regarding this litigation.
> http://www.oag.state.ny.us/press/2006/mar/payola.pdf
> Looks like they are busted to me.

I saw all of that and I do know that in the case of the Milwaukee stations they DID disclaim on the air that "CD Preview was brought to you by (Insert name of record label here)" which I believe is all you need to say to avoid it being payola.

HOWEVER... From <a target="_blank" href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payola>Wikipedia</a>: Under United States law, a radio station has always had the ability to play a specific song in exchange for money; however, this must be disclosed on the air as being sponsored airtime, and that play of the song should not be reported as a "spin".

I think the part where they're going to get them is "that play of the song should not be reported as a "spin"" which is evidenced in the e-mails that were part of the evidence on that website.

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> > > From R&R:
> > >
> > > In a suit filed today in New York State's Supreme Court,
>
> > New
> > > York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer alleges that
> Entercom
> > > traded airtime for trips, gifts, promotional items and
> > other
> > > forms of payments. The suit also charges that Entercom
> > staff
> > > solicited and accepted payments from record label execs
> > and
> > programs — which were supported and
> > > directed by senior management — to sell airtime to
> labels.
> >
> > >
> > > Reacting to a lawsuit filed to today by New York
> Attorney
> > > General Eliot Spitzer that claims some of the company's
> > > staff violated Federal anti-payola laws, an Entercom
> > > spokesperson said, "Entercom is a company that believes
> in
> >
> > > playing by the rules and does so. We have firm policies
> > > prohibiting payola and requiring compliance with the
> > federal
> > > sponsor identification rules and we enforce them."
> > >
> > This is already posted on the National board. There's
> some
> > discussion going on that board. I don't know how much
> that
> > affects the Milwaukee area stations, but Entercom won't be
>
> > the only ones involved in the payola lawsuit. I believe
> > Clear Channel & CBS Radio will be next in line.
> >
> There appears to be some evidence floating around online
> regarding this litigation.
> http://www.oag.state.ny.us/press/2006/mar/payola.pdf
> Looks like they are busted to me.
> Ah,yes--Good 'ol Entercom!
 
> > There appears to be some evidence floating around online
> > regarding this litigation.
> > http://www.oag.state.ny.us/press/2006/mar/payola.pdf
> > Looks like they are busted to me.
>
> I saw all of that and I do know that in the case of the
> Milwaukee stations they DID disclaim on the air that "CD
> Preview was brought to you by (Insert name of record label
> here)" which I believe is all you need to say to avoid it
> being payola.
>
> HOWEVER... From Wikipedia: Under United States law, a radio
> station has always had the ability to play a specific song
> in exchange for money; however, this must be disclosed on
> the air as being sponsored airtime, and that play of the
> song should not be reported as a "spin".
>
> I think the part where they're going to get them is "that
> play of the song should not be reported as a "spin"" which
> is evidenced in the e-mails that were part of the evidence
> on that website.
>
> -A
>

WLUM runs a full hour of paid for music at 12AM.

They disclose the fact several times during the program.
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